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Operation Light

F4U Corsair making an emergency landing on board HMS Victorious following a raid on Japanese positions in Sigli, Sumatra. Its drop tank became detached and ignited.

Operation Light was a British naval operation in World War II under the command of Rear Admiral Clement Moody.[1] The objective was to carry out aerial strikes on Japanese positions in Sigli, Northern Sumatra, Indonesia, and aerial reconnaissance over the Nicobar Islands, from 16–23 September 1944.[1][2] The operation was scheduled to coincide with the Allied landing at Morotai, designated Operation Tradewind, as well as the U.S. 1st Marine Division's landing at Peleliu.[2]

  1. ^ a b Jürgen Rohwer, Chronology of the War at Sea, 1939–1945: The Naval History of World War Two, page 359, 2005.
  2. ^ a b John Winton, The Forgotten Fleet, page 53, 1969.

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